MONTROSE (CO)
Grand Junction Sentinel [Grand Junction, CO]
January 7, 2025
By Sentinel staff
An investigation that started following a report from a student’s father, has led to a teacher being arrested on multiple charges.
The report to Montrose Police Department over on-going, inappropriate communications between a teacher and student at Colorado West Christian School was received December 31.
Lisa Thyre, 44, was arrested on January 3 on an arrest warrant following the investigation into the alleged activities between Thyre and a teenage student at the school.
Thyre was booked into the Montrose County Jail on the following felony charges and held on a $10,000 bond: Unlawful electronic sexual communications (persuade to meet); unlawful sexual communications (expose or touch); conspiracy to commit tampering with physical evidence; and tampering with physical evidence.
Police detectives are continuing their investigation to determine if there are additional witnesses, or information related to this case. Administrators with Colorado West Christian School are cooperating fully with law enforcement officials in the investigation, a new release said.
The Montrose Police Department encourages anyone with information related to, or who may have witnessed this incident, to contact the Montrose Police Department at 970-252-5200 or WestCo Dispatch at 970-249-9110.